Orach - Aurora, ORGANIC

Atriplex hortensis

Orach, also called Mountain Spinach, is an annual leaf vegetable with a spinach-like taste. The shimmery leaves in vivid colors of red, gold, pink, purple, carmine and green are a colorful addition to salads. Direct seed two weeks before last frost for spring and early summer harvest or plant in late summer for fall harvest.(1/2 Gram Packet)

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Quantity

Average Seed / oz

Seed / 100' Row

Average Yield / 100' Row

Days to Harvest

8000

1/8 oz

25 lbs

40

Planting Season

Ideal Soil Temp

Sun

Frost Tolerance

Spring/Summer

45-65°F

Full/Part

Moderately Tolerant

Sowing Method

Seed Depth

Direct Seed Spacing

Seeds Per Packet

Direct Seed

1/4"

2"

80

Mature Spacing

Days to Sprout

Production Cycle

Seed Viability

2"

5-17

Annual

5-6 years

Direct seed two weeks before last frost for spring and early summer harvest or plant in late summer for fall harvest. Space seeds 2" apart and harvest when less then 18" high for tender salad greens or pick leaves from mature plants for cooking.